Body of girl, 9, found in water in NW Houston

Updated 4:28 pm, Tuesday, August 11, 2015

A child's body was found in a bayou near an apartment complex in northwest Houston on Tuesday morning, Aug. 11, 2015.

A child's body was found in a bayou near an apartment complex in northwest Houston on Tuesday morning, Aug. 11, 2015.

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A child's body was found in a bayou near an apartment complex in northwest Houston on Tuesday morning, Aug. 11, 2015.

A child's body was found in a bayou near an apartment complex in northwest Houston on Tuesday morning, Aug. 11, 2015.

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Anna Morales, the grandmother of a child found drowned in White Oaks Bayou on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015 talks to the media.

Anna Morales, the grandmother of a child found drowned in White Oaks Bayou on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015 talks to the media.

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Body of girl, 9, found in water in NW Houston

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The body of a 9-year-old girl has been found Tuesday morning in a bayou near an apartment complex in northwest Houston.

Her body was discovered about 8:30 a.m. in White Oak Bayou at 5300 DeSoto, according to the Houston Fire Department.

Houston Police were alerted to a missing child report earlier at a nearby apartment complex at 6060 Oak Bay Drive. Through a corresponding search, police were able to locate the child's body along the bayou.

No visible signs of harm or trauma were apparent, according to police. An autopsy is pending.